Parliamentarian Human Rights Investigating Sub-Commission is meeting with the families of the disappeared in various cities.

The court will give a final ruling at the 107th hearing of Metin Yurtsever trial on 22 May 2012.

“The information and documents provided from the General Staff will be assessed and the source of intelligence will be investigated when necessary” told Diyarbakir Prosecution Office in charge of the massacre investigation.

Following the Roboski Massacre news of WSJ, Head of Uludere sub-commission Üstün (AKP), Deputy Prime Minister Bozdağ, Güler and Gök (CHP) made statements.

Today is May 17, "International Day against Homophobia". Baki Koşar and Ahmet Yıldız cases are important symbols as well as many undisclosed LGBT murders in Turkey.

Women board members of the Ankara University Political Science Alumni Association visited KESK women at Sincan L Type Prison.

Malatya Chief Public Prosecutor Office demanded specially authorized prosecutors from HCJP. There are 1500 files waiting at the prosecution office.

According to an article published in WSJ, a U.S. drone flew away to spot some images just before the Roboski massacre.

On International Day against Homophobia, Amnesty International Turkey Branch, KAOS GL and Pink Life Association will send 50.000 signatures collected against homophobia to Prime Minister.

The indicted husband in Şefika Etik case is punished with aggravated life sentence. “We hope this decision will reduce the number of incidences of violence against women” told Lawyer Aktaş.

When a local Rum inhabitant of Gökçeada wanted to buy a property in the Island she was told that the "procedure was long" but that if she bought it in the name of her husband-to-be procedures would be completed immediately.

"800 Km Hurdles," a documentary on a 13 day long motorcycle trip taken by two handicapped individuals, journalist Eroğlu and painter Erkuş, lays bare the hurdles lying before disabled persons in cities as the protagonists roam across Turkey's Aegean coastline.

Two police officers charged with "counterfeiting documents" for changing Can’s written statement are sentenced to 2 years 6 months of imprisonment and banned from profession.

National Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz announced that a total of 2221 soldiers “died of suicide” throughout the past 22 years.

An inmate from Engin Çeber’s ward described how Çeber was beaten. “The second prison warden told ‘You’ll be punished like him if you do not stand up for roll call’ while he was beating him.”

Following Silivri Prison visit of the journalists with Minister of Justice, we talked to Mr. Z who had been the guest of prison for long years. He doesn’t agree that the prison food is of good quality.

Turkey ranks first among the number of countries convicted for rights violations by the European Court of Human Rights in between 1959-2011.

Amnesty International noted that TMK did not comply with the international standards and emphasized the importance of fair trial once again following the prison sentence of Cihan Kırmızıgül.

"There are a few journalists that are in prison due to their journalistic activities in Turkey. I do not accept that there are hundreds of them” said Vice Prime Minister Arınç.

ÇHD reacted to the cameras placed at Sincan Prison to record the lawyer-client meetings.